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Xywa
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 Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2014 6:55 am Post subject: Graphical wifi analyzerfor Gentoo |
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| Could you recommend easy to use graphical wifi analyser from Portage? (eg. like iwScanner for Ubuntu) |
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xaviermiller
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| Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2014 7:55 am Post subject: |
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wpa_gui ?
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Xywa
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khayyam
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| Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2014 5:35 pm Post subject: |
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| Xywa wrote: | | I need a function, which is drawing a chart with signal strength over a time, so I could find best antenna direction [...] |
Xywa ... I was going to suggest horst, but as you'd asked for a "graphical" app I'm not sure you'll settle for cli/curses.
Anyhow, I have an ebuild for 4.2 I can post if you're interested.
best ... khay |
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Xywa
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| Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2014 5:57 pm Post subject: |
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There is linssid (a linux version of inssider) - unfortunatley not in portage. And I have error during compiling a source (missing and masked Gentoo package).
I have tried horst - but it doesnt like my wicd.
| Code: | # ./horst
You need to put your interface into monitor mode!
(e.g. 'iw wlan0 interface add mon0 type monitor' and 'horst -i mon0')
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| Code: | tux horst-4.2 # iwconfig wlan1 mode monitor channel X
Error for wireless request "Set Mode" (8B06) :
SET failed on device wlan1 ; Device or resource busy.
tux horst-4.2 # iwconfig wlan0 mode monitor channel X
Error for wireless request "Set Mode" (8B06) : |
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khayyam
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| Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2014 6:39 pm Post subject: |
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Xywa ... there is a difference betweem iw, and iwconfig, the former is NL80211 aware, the latter is not (it uses the now depreciated WEXT). wireless-tools and wicd work because they use the compatibility layer, but they are not suitable for some tasks (like creating a monitor, without disturbing the currently active interface). So, you should emerge net-wireless/iw and follow the instructions provided by horst above.
best ... khay |
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